THESE GOOD PARISIANS 8: THE NEW ENTERTAINMENT OF PARISIAN EVENING PARTIES. Mr. Hume's spirits shaving Mr. de St. Potard and undressing Mme. Coffignon's hair

[THESE GOOD PARISIANS] 1: － Oh! Théophile..., I'm learing some fine things about you..., according to Mr. Desbarolles' book, I see you have on your palm the debauchery line!... － Oh!... bah..

THESE GOOD PARISIANS 13: THE PARISIAN － Tell me, worthy fellow, what do you do with all your cows when they become old and no longer give milk?... THE COW-HERD － Look here,... the tomfoolery.. you make beef out of them!..

[NEWS] 100: Mme. POTARD. － Isn't it true, gallant turco, that you prefer French women to Africans?... Mr. POTARD. － Hush!... my good lady..., you know you'll make him blush!..

Parisian Emotions 38: The origin of Bedouins in Paris

Ancient History 28: Hannibal's passage. In these frowning mountains whose snowy crest / Is like a giant's hoary brow, / Triumphant Hannibal, in order to make himself a path / Puts the Alps in vinaigrette (The Occidentals of Mr. Quinet)

Ancient History 18: Today's witticism. What is Diogenes doing with a lantern? / Said the elegantly turnd-out Dandies to themselves. / Sirs, I am looking for a man, and with my slow, dim eye. / I can't see him; said he: those words really annoyed them (Attempt at poetry by Mr. de Rambuteau)

Ancient History 14: Ulysses and Penelope. Chastely stretched on their bashful marriage-bed; / This noble married couple find themselves at last. / And when Ulysees snores, from his charming mouth / Penelope steals a loving kiss (Trifling work by Mr. Vatout)

Ancient History 14: Ulysses and Penelope. Chastely stretched on their bashful marriage-bed; / This noble married couple find themselves at last. / And when Ulysees snores, from his charming mouth / Penelope steals a loving kiss (Trifling work by Mr. Vatout)

NEWS 105: THE REJUVENATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONEL [sic] FOLLOWING THE REJUVENATION OF AESON: I read in Mr. de Chompre's book that the aged Aeson was in earlier times perfectly rejuvenated by making him simmer in a stew-pot with a multitude of small spices, such as marshmallow roots, lizard, sticks of liquorice and toads... but the precise recipe of this stew has been lost... I have imagined new ingredients, but unfortunately they are devilishly expensive! I think I would have done better to preserve my old fellow by －having him stuffed by Mr. Gannat!

Ancient History 27: Telemachus ravaged by love. Despite Mentor, who grumbles at him without ceasing / He pillaged every morning / The most brilliant flowers for his tender mistress, / Flowers with which this lively hussy / Ornamented her satin neck (Cigarette by Mr. Alfred de Musset)

PARISIANS TYPES 30: －My God! Missus Bombec, what hit you? －Don't mention it,dear lady, the horror! the world's become so ferocious that I'd rather be the gatekeeper at the zoo. You know that Bezuchet on the fifth floor who tells everyone that her not-so great daughter, whose filling out nicely round the waist, has become Whatdropical. Me, I just said: oh yeh! －And that's the creature that... －by Jove, flew into my face